Bill Text: NY A04891 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to a cost of living adjustment for designated human services for the purpose of establishing rates of payments; extends certain provisions; excludes food and energy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to mental health [A04891 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A04891-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4891--A
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 6, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Mental Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  to  amend part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating to
          establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human services
          programs, in relation to extending COLA provisions for the purpose  of
          establishing rates of payments and the effectiveness thereof
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3-c of section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the
     2  laws of 2006, relating to establishing a cost of living  adjustment  for
     3  designated human services programs, as amended by section 1 of part I of
     4  chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
     5    3-c.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, beginning
     6  April 1, 2016 and ending March 31, [2019] 2017, the commissioners  shall
     7  develop the COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price
     8  index  for  all  urban  consumers (CPI-U) published by the United States
     9  department of labor, bureau of labor statistics  for  the  twelve  month
    10  period  ending  in  July  of  the budget year prior to such state fiscal
    11  year, for the purpose of establishing rates of  payments,  contracts  or
    12  any other form of reimbursement.
    13    §  2.  Section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating
    14  to establishing  a  cost  of  living  adjustment  for  designated  human
    15  services programs, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-e to read as
    16  follows:
    17    3-e.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, beginning
    18  April 1, 2017 and ending March 31, 2023, for human services programs not
    19  funded with federal medicaid funds, the commissioners shall develop  the
    20  COLA  under  this section using the actual U.S. consumer price index for
    21  all urban consumers (CPI-U), excluding energy and food, published by the
    22  United States department of labor, bureau of labor  statistics  for  the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  twelve  month  period  ending  in  July of the budget year prior to such
     2  state fiscal year, for the purpose of establishing  rates  of  payments,
     3  contracts  or  any  other  form  of reimbursement and for human services
     4  programs  funded  with  federal  medicaid funds, the commissioners shall
     5  develop the COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price
     6  index for medical care services, published by the United States  depart-
     7  ment  of  labor,  bureau of labor statistics for the twelve month period
     8  ending in July of the budget year prior to such state fiscal  year,  for
     9  the  purpose  of  establishing rates of payments, contracts or any other
    10  form of reimbursement.
    11    § 3. Section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of  2006,  relating
    12  to  establishing  a  cost  of  living  adjustment  for  designated human
    13  services programs, as amended by section 1 of part I of  chapter  60  of
    14  the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    15    §  4.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    16  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2006;  provided
    17  section  one  of  this  act shall expire and be deemed repealed April 1,
    18  [2019] 2023; provided, further, that sections two and three of this  act
    19  shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, 2009.
    20    §  4.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    21  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2017; provided,
    22  however, that the amendments to section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the
    23  laws of 2006, relating to establishing a cost of living  adjustment  for
    24  designated  human services programs made by sections one and two of this
    25  act shall not affect the repeal of such  section  and  shall  be  deemed
    26  repealed therewith.